Robotic Networks

Description

With the advancements in wireless communications, robotics, and embedded systems, there is growing interest in deploying robotic networks. ANRG members are collaborating with control theorist and roboticists on emerging research topics to build a bridge between robotics and wireless networking with a new vision for the next generation of robotic, controllable, and adaptable Internet of Things (IoT) systems. We are investigating how to leverage the information from the onboard radio to create a more intelligent robot team. Because robots have control over their motion and are aware of the network status, a new design dimension is opened up for the design of data routing and localization algorithms. One example of our contributions is the use of these robot teams to provide a temporary communication backbone between two points where there is limited or no connectivity.